Hand #1: Hrair Yapoudjian was in middle position and raised to 2,500,000. John Hutchinson called on the button. The flop was , and Yapoudjian bet 5,000,000 and took it down.
Hand #2: Marcus Laffen raised to 3,000,000 from the hijack and took it down.
Hand #3: Laffen raised to 3,000,000 in late position and took the blinds.
Hand #4: Dieter Dechant raised to 2,700,000 on the button and took the blinds.
Hand #5: John Hutchinson was in middle position and raised to 2,200,000. Michael Guzzardi was in the hijack and moved all in for 6,500,000. Hrair Yapoudjian was in the small blind and re-raised to 14,000,000, and Hutchinson folded.
Hrair Yapoudjian:
Michael Guzzardi:
The board ran out . Guzzardi fell to Yapoudjian's full house and was forced to settle for ninth-place money.
Hand #6: Andrew Crookston moved all in from the small blind for 13,200,000. Martins Kleins called in the big blind, putting himself at risk for his last 12,200,000.
Crookston:
Kleins:
The board ran out , and Crookston was left with just 1,000,000 chips after paying off the double.
Hand #7: Marcus Laffen received a walk in the big blind and showed .
Hand #8: Laffen limped in the small blind. John Hutchinson raised to 3,000,000 from the big blind, and Laffen folded.
Hand #9: Andrew Crookston moved all in for 700,000 from the hijack. John Hutchinson limped in the small blind. John Myung raised to 2,700,000 from the big blind. Hutchinson folded.
Crookston:
Myung:
The board ran out , and Crookston was eliminated in eighth place for $33,210
Hand #10: Martins Kleins raised to 2,200,000 from the hijack and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #11: Hrair Yapoudjian raised to 2,500,000 from under the gun and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #12: John Myung raised to 2,300,000 from the cutoff. Michael Guzzardi called on the button. Hrair Yapoudjian called in the big blind. The flop came . Yapoudjian bet, and that was enough to take down the pot.
Hand #13: Dieter Dechant raised to 3,200,000 from the cutoff and was called by Martins Kleins in the big blind. The flop came . Kleins check-folded to a bet of 8,000,000 from Dechant.
Hand #14: John Hutchinson raised to 2,600,000 from the under-the-gun position, Kleins shoved all in, and Hutchinson folded.
Hand #15: Marcus Laffen completed from the small blind, and Hutchinson opted to check in the big blind. The flop came , and Laffen check-folded to a bet of 2,000,000 from Hutchinson.
Hand #16: Hrair Yapoudjian raised to 3,200,000, Hutchinson shoved all in from the small blind, and Yapoudjian called.
Hrair Yapoudjian:
John Hutchinson:
The board ran out — Hutchinson's queens held, and he doubled up.
Hand #17: Hrair Yapoudjian was in middle position and raised to 3,200,000. John Hutchinson was on the button and called. The flop was , and Yapoudjian bet 3,500,000, Hutchinson called. The turn was the . Yapoudjian bet 8,000,000, and Hutchinson folded.
Hand #18: Yapoudjian raised under the gun to 3,200,000 and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #19: Marcus Laffen was in middle position and raised to 3,500,000. He took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #20: Dieter Dechant was on the button and raised to 3,400,000. Martins Kleins was in the big blind and defended. The flop was , and Kleins check-folded to Dechant's bet of 3,000,000.
Hand #21: Kleins shoved all in from the small blind, and Laffen folded.
Hand #23: Vera Kuhl moved all in and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #24: Hrair Yapoudjian was in late position and raised to 3,000,000. Dieter Dechant was in the big blind and defended. The flop was , and Yapoudjian bet 4,000,000 and took it down.
Hand #25: John Myung moved all in and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #26: Dieter Dechant raised to 3,800,000 on the button and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #27: John Myung moved all in from the hijack and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #28: Yapoudjian was on the button and raised to 3,200,000 and took the blinds.
Hand #29: John Myung got a walk.
Hand #30: John Myung was in the small blind and called. Dechant was in the big blind and checked. The flop was , and both players checked. The turn was the , and Myung bet 1,500,000 and took it down.
Hand #31: Yapoudjian was under the gun and raised, taking the blinds and antes.